Blue Nose P-51 with Saito FG-20 Maiden Flight

Hi Everyone
I finally got a chance to fly the Hangar 9 Blue Nose P-51 with the Saito FG-20, I got to tell you she flies fantastic. She also sounds awesome in the air, I was flying a little reserved and did not roll or loop the Mustang during this flight as I was testing her out. I would like to thank George and his son Noah for their help with ground handling and trim during the flight. I will have more flights and video with this bird , stay tuned and thanks for all your cool comments.

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[arlo12345678910]

Tinker, forgive me if you already mentioned this as i did not read all the posts, but have you gauged top speed with your setup in this plane yet?? Sooo Beautiful man nice flight and landing.

[TinkerManRC]

@arlo12345678910 Yes I have clocked her at 129 MPH.. I have the video look in my playlist under P-51 you can view it,, Have fun and enjoy..Tim

[saldanajohn]

TinkerMan,

I finally got mine, but I used a dle 20, it was supposed to be less weight. I had my trainer fly her and he said, "Every time I try to do a loop, it snaps", he told me he has never flown a worse model. Tinker, does your snap when you try to loop? What total weight are you flying with?

Thanks

KS

[TinkerManRC]

@saldanaj Hi

John, It rolls great and loops great no bad flight characteristics. It weighs in at 12 ½ pounds.

[TinkerManRC]

@saldanajohn Hi KS

I hve not noticed any problems flying my P-51 Loops and rolls fantastic , not sure why yours would do that. Mine weights in at 12.6 pounds.. Good luck hope you get her dialed in. Tim ..AKA Tink.

[ezalku]

hi is it true that you get 40 to 45 min. flying time out of the fg20 ? thanks

[TinkerManRC]

@ezalku Yes that is true with the 14 oz tank topped off.. Thanks for visiting and commenting..Tim

[arlo12345678910]

@saldanajohn I'm guessing your running the CG per the manual,... Try checking the lateral ballance maybe you have a heavy wing. ~Pilot Bobby B.

[TinkerManRC]

@TobiRC Hi Thanks for the nice compliment.Tim

[TobiRC]

Nice flights!